Customs Act 1960 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 12 · Miscellaneous Provisions
93. Baggage of passengers
Feedback & supportDespite anything in this Act but subject to subsection (2), every passenger or other person arriving in Singapore must —
declare to the proper officer of customs at the customs station all dutiable goods in his or her possession, whether on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle —
which exceed his or her duty free allowance; or
for which no duty free allowance is granted; and
pay the customs duty or excise duty leviable thereon before he or she proceeds.
Despite anything in this Act, every passenger or other person arriving in Singapore at a point of entry which has a Red Channel and a Green Channel must —
Red Channel
“Red Channel” means any passage or area in a customs airport or customs station clearly indicated with a sign in the shape of a square marked in red with the words “Customs” and “Goods To Declare”;
proceed to the Red Channel to declare to the proper officer of customs all dutiable goods in his or her possession, whether on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle —
which exceed his or her duty free allowance; or
for which no duty free allowance is granted; and
pay the customs duty or excise duty leviable thereon before he or she proceeds.
Where a passenger or person fails to pay any customs duty or excise duty on any dutiable goods in accordance with subsection (1) or (2), those dutiable goods are deemed to be uncustomed goods.
customs duty
“customs duty” means duty on goods imported into Singapore, excluding any excise duty;
Any passenger or other person arriving in Singapore who proceeds to the Green Channel with dutiable goods which exceed his or her duty free allowance, or any goods for which no duty free allowance is granted in his or her possession, either on his or her person or in any baggage or in any vehicle is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be in possession of uncustomed goods.
Green Channel
“Green Channel” means any passage or area in a customs airport or customs station clearly indicated with a sign in the shape of a regular octagon and marked in green with the words “Customs” and “Nothing To Declare”;
The baggage of passengers may be examined and delivered in any manner as a senior officer of customs may direct, and it is the duty of the person in charge of the baggage to produce, open, unpack and repack the baggage.
senior officer of customs
“senior officer of customs” means —(a)the Director‑General;(b)any Deputy Director‑General of Customs or Assistant Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(2);(c)any senior officer of customs appointed under section 4(4);(d)any officer of customs conferred with the powers of a senior officer of customs under section 5(3); and(e)any police officer having the powers of a senior officer of customs by virtue of section 7(a);